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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence S. Walters, Jr., Woodbridge, CT (US);
Irl R. Sanders, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Dennis C. Bernardi, Wallingford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Kx Industries, L.P., Orange, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/24 ; A23L 3/110 ; A23L 3/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/24 ; A23L 3/110 ; A23L 3/144 ;
Abstract
A system for brewing a beverage from a liquid. The system preferably has a device for steeping brewing ingredients in a liquid. The liquid is delivered to the steeping device through a contaminant removing device, such as a filter. The contaminant removing device is alternatively disposed, by way of a positioning device, either between the liquid supply and the steeping device or in a position wherein the contaminant removing device can be dried, cleaned, or replaced. A method of using such a system is also provided.